Date: September 3, 2008 Speaker: Matt Cottam — Tellart Many design methods strive to help designers better understand their users’ needs, such as ethnographic research and participatory design. Matt Cottam has put these approaches to the ultimate test: while...
Date: August 6, 2008 Speaker: — Come join us for the second annual CHI-Bowl event, held in concert with the IxDA crowd. Take a whirl at bowling some games, or just come out to socialize with your friends and colleagues. Special prizes will be...
Date: July 9, 2008 Speaker: Jen Young & Matt Arnold — Second Story Interactive presentations in the museum have the institutional goal of promoting forms of social interaction that enrich the visitor experience. To meet these needs, institutions are turning...
Date: June 11, 2008 Speaker: Bill Buxton — Microsoft The number of books, articles, and conferences on innovation, creativity, and design is staggering. Yet, there is still precious little on what designers actually do, how they do it, and how they interact with...
Date: May 8, 2008 Speaker: Liz Bacon & Steve Calde — Devise & Cooper This full-day tutorial will teach students about the ways in which scenarios are both a crucial conceptual design and vital communication tool for successful ideation in the practice...
Date: May 7, 2008 Speaker: Liz Bacon & Steve Calde — Devise & Cooper Steve and Elizabeth, former colleagues at Cooper, will discuss using personas as a tool to develop product features and behaviors. They will explore pitfalls, misconceptions, and...